Exoplanets

First possible radio signal emanating from an exoplanet about 51 light-years away, detected

If confirmed through follow-up observations this radio detection opens up a new window on exoplanets and provides a novel way to examine alien worlds that are tens of light-years away.

Glimpse of our system once the Sun is dead? First Jupiter-sized exoplanet found orbiting white dwarf star

Past research has indicated that some white dwarf stars can retain some of the more distant remnants of their planetary systems.

Family time: ESO's Very Large Telescope captures image of two giant exoplanets orbiting a small sun

The star, located in the Fly constellation, is barely 17 million years old and by contrast, our sun is 4.5 billion years old.

Kyoto University scientists observe huge ‘superflare’ from red dwarf star 16 light years away

One of the flares was 20 times larger than those emitted by our sun

Using SOPHIE, scientists discover 'unusual planetary system' WASP 148, from the ground

WASP 148 was host to two planets WASP 148b that orbits around its in nine days and WASP 148c which takes four times longer.

Signs of sulfur can indicate that extraterrestrial life exists in exoplanets

The lab simulations reveal that sulfur can significantly impact observations of far-flung planets beyond the solar system.

Super Earth orbits neighboring star Proxima Century every five and half years

The planet has a mass higher than Earth, though much lower when compared to the ice giants — Uranus and Neptune.

Neptune-like exoplanet, two temperate super-Earths found orbiting nearby stars

The potentially-habitable planets are fairly close to their suns, making them prime targets for next-gen telescopes.

NASA's new space telescope, James Webb, can be used to identify planets with oxygen

Scientists cannot go, visit other planets to find signs of life and can use this telescope to do so.

NASA's HabEx telescope proposed to seek out Earth-like exoplanets in our galaxy

The telescope, if approved, will have a mission life of 5 years and four instruments that will help in its mission.